My Top 18 Records Of 2018. #1. Parquet Courts -Wide Awake!
1) Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! Parquet Courts transcends what music should be and who it should appeal to. They’ve gone from a little indie band who got their start […]
1) Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! Parquet Courts transcends what music should be and who it should appeal to. They’ve gone from a little indie band who got their start […]
5) Ethan Luck – Let It Burn From the punk-ska of The Dingees in the 90s, to stints in Relient K, Demon Hunter, and The O.C. Supertones….Ethan Luck has done […]
7) The Internet – Hive Mind If you’re familiar with Odd Future, or OFWGKTA, or (ok, let’s spell it out) Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, you’re forgiven for […]
9) Jeff Whalen – Ten More Rock Super Hits At the risk of sounding like a music snob, I’m going to tell you that the self-titled Tsar record (Hollywood Records, […]
11) Lenny Kravitz – Raise Vibration A good friend of mine has always referred to Lenny Kravitz as the last remaining true rock star, and she’s right on the money. […]
15) Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens Record number four finally comes fourteen years after record number three, and the John Reis / Rick Froberg chemistry is as alive as ever. […]
16) Mae – Multisensory Aesthetic Experience It’s been eleven years since we had a full length Mae record, and no one has looked forward to it more than me. These […]
In years past, I always posted my top (10? 20?) records of the year sometime in December. I always loved writing up the reviews, but like various things in life […]
Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady September 6, 2013 Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy What It Sounds Like: On suites four and five of her seven part Metropolis series, […]
Norma Jean – Wrongdoers Razor & Tie August 6, 2013 What It Sounds Like: In my mind, the most defined and solid Norma Jean record to date, splitting hardcore with […]